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Since our Russia colleagues seem so eager now to view Amnesty International’s reports as evidence of potential misconduct, perhaps they would be willing to respond…

Russia’s brutal attack on its peaceful, sovereign neighbor has now entered its sixth month and the human costs are quite simply staggering. 

The United States is ready to engage bilaterally, with like-minded partners, and through our role as an OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair to facilitate dialogue between…

According to a statement made by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on 16 March 2022, “the Russian Federation is rapidly moving towards…

We call on Belarus to implement the Moscow Mechanism Expert Mission’s recommendation to release all political prisoners immediately, including Pratasevich and Sapega, to stop its…

Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine has led to a catastrophic refugee and humanitarian crisis that has created the conditions for a human trafficking crisis.

The Russian delegation should be ashamed of its role in blocking consensus on the Chair’s third proposal for the Unified Budget at a time when…

I would like to underline the importance of concluding a timely, professional budget so that we can continue upholding the principles we all expressed.

Russia must end this war now before the moral and economic bankruptcy of this so-called “special military operation” causes more suffering. 

The United States joins other OSCE participating states in honoring the memory of all 298 victims, including 193 Dutch citizens and one U.S. citizen. 

Through the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act of 2017 and ongoing support for UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the United States…

Are you appalled by the death of a four-year-old girl and seven and eight-year-old boys? Are those military targets? Did their lives have value to…

You are engaged as a representative of the Russian Federation in propaganda on behalf of a regime that is consistently striking civilians and civilian objects…

Russia’s denial of responsibility does not make gender-based violence go away.  Nor does denial relieve members of Russia’s forces of being held accountable for these…

With every unconscionable strike hitting Ukrainian civilians, the Russian government reveals its true nature to the world. 

Today’s Moscow Mechanism report gives us an opportunity to pull back and document the unconscionable atrocity crimes, human rights violations, and abuses members of Russia’s…

The report documents violations of international humanitarian law, and violations and abuses of human rights law, that may amount to war crimes and crimes against…

The American people join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in mourning and honoring the victims – more than 8,000 men and boys who were…